A Growing Family

We are so excited to finally announce and start to get prepared for our growing little family! We are preparing to welcome our newest little baby girl, due April 29th.

I already feel bad because I have not been taking pictures and blogging or writing down everything I feel or crave this time around, but I think baby girl #2 will understand that I was chasing around her crazy sister for the past 4 1/2 months as well as trying to grow her! Weeks 6-14 were pretty tough since I wasn't feeling well in the mornings and would be so exhausted by night time that I could barely even take care of Jordan.

I found out we were pregnant on my own even though Chris told me to wait for him. Oops! I ran to the store after work and bought Jordan a 'Big Sister' shirt and put her in it for her nap. When she woke up after Chris got home, I told him to go get her and this is how he found out:

I cannot imagine loving another person the same way as this girl, but I hear that somehow it just happens! Glad to hear too, considering I was a 3rd child! :)

Things got a little easier after about 14 weeks and I remember how much fun the second trimester was the first time. I've been feeling well and already showing about 6 weeks sooner than i did the first time. We just went in for our 20 week ultrasound and Chris and I were talking about what an overwhelming experience it is. You're sitting there watching God's little miracle growing inside you on the screen and just have this realization followed by a peace and utter joy that this is exactly what He planned for our little family all along. We are so excited to have another little girl...maybe this one will at least look like me a little bit! :)

Watching Chris' expression when we found out we were having another girl is something I hope I never forget. Not that I think it would have been any different if it had been a boy, but the pure joy, love and excitement in his eyes just reminded me of how much I love him and how much he loves these two girls already. I married someone with the softest heart for the women in his life and his daughters will be no exception. I have loved watching him be a daddy to Jordan over the past year and a half and I have no doubts about how sweet and loving he will be to this new baby girl. I tell him all the time that God has been preparing him his whole life to be the father of daughters and it's so true. His heart melts for these little girls and I am so lucky to watch this kind of love in my own house!

I also have such a special place in my heart for sisters! Don't get me wrong here, I love my dad and brother so much and they definitely keep our family balanced and sane, but I do have to give a small shout out to the girls in my family. I have seen how special a relationship between sisters and a mom can be. I can only pray that my girls will one day realize that the best friend they can have is the one God put in their life for them to be their sister. I know there will be fights and teenage drama along the way, but one day...when they're all grown up, I pray they realize what a special relationship they have right in their very own family. My relationship with my mom and big sister is something I am grateful for every day and if I'm lucky enough, maybe my girls will one day call me a best friend too! :)

I must be quite hormonal and excited about this news since I'm being a little emotional today! Bottom line is that Chris and I and our families are so excited and cannot wait to meet this new sweet baby girl. We're still working on names, so may be a bit before we settle on one. 

Jordan is so excited to be a big sister! I mean, as excited as a 17 month old can be. She doesn't understand completely but she does kiss Mommy's belly and says "BBY". I have no doubts that she will be so sweet with her baby sister. It's a little hard to believe since she still seems so little to us!

These were taken in September, so Jordan was just over 14 months old. She changes so quickly!